WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today demanded Donald Trump stop his phony crusade against fraud as a disguise to attack Medicaid programs in U.S. states that millions of Americans need to live safe and independent lives.
"Let us be clear: you are not going after the real fraudsters. Instead, under the guise of 'program integrity,' you are cutting off vital funding for services that seniors, people with disabilities, and children rely on to survive and thrive in their communities," Wyden and Merkley emphasized to Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr., and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Servic...